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It's hard to believe that Hispanic Heritage Month is just a few weeks away. This year, you can expect quite a few famous faces honoring everything Español, including your favorite characters from Sesame Street. Yup, Big Bird, Cookie Monster, Oscar the Grouch, and more are ready to get in touch with their inner Latino.

September 26th marks the kickoff of Sesame’s 42nd season and its creators have plenty of fun episodes planned. The one that we're most excited about is entitled, "The Latinization of Marco."

Based around the character of Gina, the episode will follow her as she learns about the culture of her adopted Guatemalan hijo. Marco, Gina's son, arrived four seasons ago and has been very popular with Latino viewers. He also happens to have a few famous fans as well.

In the "Latinization" episode, Marco will get to meet both Juanes and Sofía Vergara. Vergara will teach him (and the home audience) several important Spanish words and Juanes will discuss South America and perhaps whip out his trademark guitar.

The Sesame staff seems to be very excited about the special episode, especially since it encourages viewers to learn new languages.

"Sesame Street’s curriculum fosters children's natural inclinations to ask questions and encourages investigation and experimentation in order to make new discoveries,"Sesame Workshop Vice President Dr. Rosemarie Truglio explained.

And though they won't be appearing in the "Marco" episode, plenty of other high-profile Latinos have lined up appearances for season 42. Expect to see Rico Rodriguez, George Lopez, Bruno Mars, and even Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor in the upcoming weeks.

Additionally, Sesame has booked Nicole Kidman for her first-ever appearance and locked in Robin Williams, Conan O'Brien, and Carmelo Anthony for drop ins. But we have a feeling that it won't be the celebrities getting the littlest viewers excited. They can look forward to brand new "Super Grover" segments.

Source Michael Lopez

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It’s Father’s Day weekend, and we thought we should celebrate all the amazing Latinos raising their children—who look damn good doing it! We all have our favorites (read on to see who the staff picked and why) but Creative Director Paul Bruno said it best: “Latino dads very often get a bad wrap. Personally, I’ve never seen any man step up to the demands of fatherhood like a Latino man.”

Here are our picks for the 15 hottest Latino celeb papis:

Production Director Sandra Volino picked Pitbull: “Dale! Of course.” (Full disclosure, Sandra lives on Planet Pit and her desk is a small shrine to the man.)

Celebrity Bookings Director Jazmine Perez picked Javier Bardem: “Somehow, being a new dad makes him even more attractive.”

Deputy Editor Angie Romero picked Daddy Yankee: “The name says it all. He will forever be Papi Yankee. Plus, he’s super fit these days!

Retail & Lifestyle Director Michelle Cortes picked Robbie Rosa (Dracko) “He combines sexiness, rocker status, jibaro, passion and family man all in one. He’s like the Latino version of Seal and he was in MENUDO!”

Creative Director Paul Bruno picked Marc Anthony: “He seems like such a fun and loving father to grow up around!”

Sales & Production Assistant Laura Hernandez picked Andy Garcia: “He’s very attentive with his kids and I think that’s sexy in a man.”

Senior Account Executive Jackie O’Connor picked Alex Rodriguez: “He’s hot on and off the field.”

Fashion Market Editor Verky Arcos picked Mark Consuelos: “I love that even though he’s SUPER hot and got married at a young age, he’s very devoted and committed to his wife and children.

Director of Digital Stacey Rivera picked Benjamin Bratt: “Imagine if your dad had that smile? How could that not calm an upset child (and probably mami, too!)

Online Editor Mariela Rosario double dipped with Gael Garcia Bernal & Diego Luna: "This is a two-for-one because these papis are so close they even had their babies at the same time! Plus, they are just as good at being dads as they are at being there for each other."

Associate Entertainment Editor Lee Hernandez picked Freddie Prinze Jr.:“Freddie Prinze and Sarah Michelle Gellar seem to be really in love – both with each other, and with their daughter Charlotte Grace Prinze.”

Managing Editor Yuliana Gomez picked Juanes: “Juanes is my favorite dad because he stands by his family—no matter what he has going on, his wife and kids are most important.”

Beauty Editor Kate Sandoval didn’t have to think that hard before choosing William Levy: “Um, what more do you need to know? He’s incredibly hot.”

The whole staff picked Ricky Martin! We all agree with Michelle Cortes: “Ricky’s the sexiest dad ever because he exudes adoration for his kids. You can tell they are truly his life.”

Source Latina staff

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